HyperDic: tinamou

English > 1 sense of the word tinamou:
NOUNanimaltinamou, partridgeheavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
English > tinamou: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningHeavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds.
Synonympartridge
Member ofTinamidae, family TinamidaeComprising the tinamous
Broadergame birdAny bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport
Spanishperdiz, tinamidae, tinamú
Catalanperdiu, tinamú

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